Words similar to gently

Example sentences for: gently

How can you use “gently” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Lee wins praise for his "gently ironic touch" in adapting a novel by Rick Moody, and for being "less interested in assigning blame for all the misery than in simply documenting it" (Daphne Merkin, The New Yorker ). (The movie is plugged here.
Mice were gently removed from their cages and positioned on the ECG recording platform.
We have attempted to gently give Moe the message that he's not welcome unless invited, but it just bounces off Moe's tact-proof armor.
Hunt interrupts Novak only once, gently, ending the official Punditus Interruptus Tally at Hunt 6, Novak 2. Not only do Hunt and Novak make nice, they are nice to others too.
Vitreous was collected by inserting a pulled glass microcapillary needle inserted approximately midway between the limbus and optic nerve, and gently pressed posteriorly into the vitreous at an angle avoiding the lens and retina.